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To Trust or Not to Trust?

Trust is a cornerstone of every successful marriage. Thus, it is ironic that the term that we lawyers use to describe the vehicle by which many of our wealthier clients protect and preserve their assets from their divorcing spouse is 'trust.' Today, in an era in which billionaires dominate the Forbes 400 list, when freshly minted MBAs just a year or two out of B-Schools garner seven-figure bonuses before the age of 30, the trust is becoming more and more the device of choice to shield assets from the grip of those who the creator of the trust deems undeserving of a share of those assets.

24 minute read November 29, 2006 at 10:54 AM
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Alton L. Abramowitz and George Santana
To Trust or Not to Trust?

Trust is a cornerstone of every successful marriage. Thus, it is ironic that the term that we lawyers use to describe the vehicle by which many of our wealthier clients protect and preserve their assets from their divorcing spouse is 'trust.'

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